The coalition is prepared to modernise the way the State tackles big projects, but not to allocate priorities among the ever-expanding list of needs.
The Programme for Government is, in truth, what ChatGPT would serve up if you uploaded the recent manifestos of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and instructed it to give you a compromise based on continuity.
Donald Trump’s Greenland talk cannot be dismissed as his usual ramblings this time and Ireland ought to consider the role it can play in the Arctic. It can start with the Arctic Council.
The healthcare industry and its supply chain are both first responders to the illnesses and injuries caused by global warming and a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, holding major potential to address the crisis.
Ireland is a village. Anyone can find out anything about anyone. That has both benefits and challenges, particularly when it comes to references.
Time passes. The world moves on. Yet the report of the Moriarty tribunal should not be diminished by time. It still stands as the authoritative version of events, even if it is politically convenient to ignore it.
Elon Musk's repeated attacks on the UK government and President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that he would buy Greenland give an insight into what can be expected from the incoming US administration.
Labour and the incoming Irish government will have to place a significant emphasis on US relations in the new year with both facing threats from a protectionist Trump regime.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has seen its influence downgraded in the interests of ‘delivery’ and the decline in the quality of the capital programme is already underway.
Behind a veil of prudence, Government projections continue to forecast rapid growth in corporation tax revenue. For another week, they appear not to be wrong.
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